Good for the Future | Here for Good
Acts 20:35, Matthew 6:21, 1 Corinthians 16:1-3
“Remembering the words the Lord JESUS Himself said: It is more BLESSED to give than to receive.” – Acts 20:35
The Principle of the HARVEST
You reap WHAT you sow. You reap MORE than you sow. You reap AFTER you sow.
Both Jesus and the Apostle Paul viewed GIVING as a way of LIVING.
Where ever there is an active, outward facing Church that embraces the tone and the posture of Jesus, doing what Jesus calls ‘Good’:
- PEOPLE get better.
- COMMUNITIES get better.
- FAMILIES get better.
- NATIONS get better.
“Jesus replied…On this rock I will BUILD MY Church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” – Matthew 16:18
Jesus’ kind of good:
- Do GOOD for those who CAN’T return the favor.
- Do GOOD for those who WON’T return the favor.
Living as a consumer always leads to the same place, DISCONTENTMENT.
A PLAN is simply a PATTERN.
The world’s plan:
- Consume
- Save
- Give
A Jesus follower’s plan:
- GIVE
- SAVE
- LIVE
“Where your TREASURE is, there your HEART will be also.” – Matthew 6:21
1 Corinthians 16:1-3 (pg. 1,792)
v1: “Now about the COLLECTION for God’s people: DO what I TOLD the Galatian churches to do.”
v.2: “On the first day of the week, each of your should SET ASIDE a sum of money, in keeping with their INCOME. SAVING it up so that when I come, NO COLLECTIONS will have to be made.”
“Heavenly Father, how do you want US to PARTICIPATE in what You are doing?”